Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics
ABSTRACT Bacterial antibiotic efflux pumps are key players in antibiotic resistance. Although their role in conferring multidrug resistance is well documented, the emergence of “super” efflux pump variants that enhance bacterial resistance to multiple drugs has not been reported. Here, we describe t...
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oai:doaj.org-article:3ae1e6b666454692aab5b78d24e153392021-11-15T15:50:14ZEmergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics10.1128/mBio.01543-162150-7511https://doaj.org/article/3ae1e6b666454692aab5b78d24e153392016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01543-16https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Bacterial antibiotic efflux pumps are key players in antibiotic resistance. Although their role in conferring multidrug resistance is well documented, the emergence of “super” efflux pump variants that enhance bacterial resistance to multiple drugs has not been reported. Here, we describe the emergence of a resistance-enhancing variant (named RE-CmeABC) of the predominant efflux pump CmeABC in Campylobacter, a major zoonotic pathogen whose resistance to antibiotics is considered a serious antibiotic resistance threat in the United States. Compared to the previously characterized CmeABC transporters, RE-CmeABC is much more potent in conferring Campylobacter resistance to antibiotics, which was shown by increased MICs and reduced intracellular accumulation of antibiotics. Structural modeling suggests that sequence variations in the drug-binding pocket of CmeB possibly contribute to the enhanced efflux function. Additionally, RE-CmeABC expands the mutant selection window of ciprofloxacin, enhances the emergence of antibiotic-resistant mutants, and confers exceedingly high-level resistance to fluoroquinolones, an important class of antibiotics for clinical therapy of campylobacteriosis. Furthermore, RE-CmeABC is horizontally transferable, shifts antibiotic MIC distribution among clinical isolates, and is increasingly prevalent in Campylobacter jejuni isolates, suggesting that it confers a fitness advantage under antimicrobial selection. These findings reveal a new mechanism for enhanced multidrug resistance and an effective strategy utilized by bacteria for adaptation to selection from multiple antibiotics. IMPORTANCE Bacterial antibiotic efflux pumps are ubiquitously present in bacterial organisms and protect bacteria from the antibacterial effects of antimicrobials and other toxic compounds by extruding them out of cells. Thus, these efflux transporters represent an important mechanism for antibiotic resistance. In this study, we discovered the emergence and increasing prevalence of a unique efflux pump variant that is much more powerful in the efflux of antibiotics and confers multidrug resistance in Campylobacter, which is a major foodborne pathogen transmitted to humans via the food chain. Unlike other specific resistance determinants that only allow bacteria to resist a particular antimicrobial, the acquisition of a functionally enhanced efflux pump will empower bacteria with simultaneous resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. These findings reveal a previously undescribed mechanism for enhanced multidrug resistance and open a new direction for us to understand how bacteria adapt to antibiotic treatment.Hong YaoZhangqi ShenYang WangFengru DengDejun LiuGaowa NarenLei DaiChih-Chia SuBing WangShaolin WangCongming WuEdward W. YuQijing ZhangJianzhong ShenAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 7, Iss 5 (2016) |
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ABSTRACT Bacterial antibiotic efflux pumps are key players in antibiotic resistance. Although their role in conferring multidrug resistance is well documented, the emergence of “super” efflux pump variants that enhance bacterial resistance to multiple drugs has not been reported. Here, we describe the emergence of a resistance-enhancing variant (named RE-CmeABC) of the predominant efflux pump CmeABC in Campylobacter, a major zoonotic pathogen whose resistance to antibiotics is considered a serious antibiotic resistance threat in the United States. Compared to the previously characterized CmeABC transporters, RE-CmeABC is much more potent in conferring Campylobacter resistance to antibiotics, which was shown by increased MICs and reduced intracellular accumulation of antibiotics. Structural modeling suggests that sequence variations in the drug-binding pocket of CmeB possibly contribute to the enhanced efflux function. Additionally, RE-CmeABC expands the mutant selection window of ciprofloxacin, enhances the emergence of antibiotic-resistant mutants, and confers exceedingly high-level resistance to fluoroquinolones, an important class of antibiotics for clinical therapy of campylobacteriosis. Furthermore, RE-CmeABC is horizontally transferable, shifts antibiotic MIC distribution among clinical isolates, and is increasingly prevalent in Campylobacter jejuni isolates, suggesting that it confers a fitness advantage under antimicrobial selection. These findings reveal a new mechanism for enhanced multidrug resistance and an effective strategy utilized by bacteria for adaptation to selection from multiple antibiotics. IMPORTANCE Bacterial antibiotic efflux pumps are ubiquitously present in bacterial organisms and protect bacteria from the antibacterial effects of antimicrobials and other toxic compounds by extruding them out of cells. Thus, these efflux transporters represent an important mechanism for antibiotic resistance. In this study, we discovered the emergence and increasing prevalence of a unique efflux pump variant that is much more powerful in the efflux of antibiotics and confers multidrug resistance in Campylobacter, which is a major foodborne pathogen transmitted to humans via the food chain. Unlike other specific resistance determinants that only allow bacteria to resist a particular antimicrobial, the acquisition of a functionally enhanced efflux pump will empower bacteria with simultaneous resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. These findings reveal a previously undescribed mechanism for enhanced multidrug resistance and open a new direction for us to understand how bacteria adapt to antibiotic treatment. |
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Hong Yao Zhangqi Shen Yang Wang Fengru Deng Dejun Liu Gaowa Naren Lei Dai Chih-Chia Su Bing Wang Shaolin Wang Congming Wu Edward W. Yu Qijing Zhang Jianzhong Shen |
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Hong Yao Zhangqi Shen Yang Wang Fengru Deng Dejun Liu Gaowa Naren Lei Dai Chih-Chia Su Bing Wang Shaolin Wang Congming Wu Edward W. Yu Qijing Zhang Jianzhong Shen |
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Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics |
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Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics |
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Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics |
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Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics |
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Emergence of a Potent Multidrug Efflux Pump Variant That Enhances <italic toggle="yes">Campylobacter</italic> Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics |
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emergence of a potent multidrug efflux pump variant that enhances <italic toggle="yes">campylobacter</italic> resistance to multiple antibiotics |
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